"She was sorry she didn't attend her friend's wedding." "Yes, she ........."
A. regretted she can't have gone
B. was regretting she does not go
C. will regret she didn't go
D. was regretting that she couldn't go
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
"Was regretting that she couldn't go" is the correct choice because it uses the past progressive tense, which is appropriate to express an ongoing feeling of regret about a past event.Option A: "regretted she can't have gone" is incorrect because the phrase "can't have gone" is grammatically incorrect in this context.
Option B: "was regretting she does not go" is incorrect because it mixes tenses improperly ("does not go" is present tense, while "was regretting" is past tense).
Option C: "will regret she didn't go" is incorrect because it refers to a future regret, while the sentence clearly discusses a past event.
Thus, the correct choice is Option D: "was regretting that she couldn't go."
This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Sentence Completion
if a sentence means the subsequent outcomes by doing something intentionally or unintentionally without considering whether it is necessary or unnecessary, the independent clause should be continuous tense and the dependent clause would be simple tense . if the sentence was arranged in past , it would be past continuous and past simple as well.
past so always past